Ronaldo Says

That was pretty boring. Ronaldo must be very tired of answering the same questions everyday.

However, I didn't know about that story of Barcelona's president lying to him.
Who has more info on that?

 

what did he mean by this??:

SI.com: After losing to France in the World Cup final you were quoted as saying, "We lost the World Cup but I won another cup -- my life." What did you mean by that?

Ronaldo: I prefer not to speak about what happened that day, but I was scared when I was living in that situation. We did not know what was happening and, obviously, now we can say that life goes on.

 

I don't remember the specifics but he was going through psychological problems at the time if I recall. I think he suffered a nervous break down.

 

i thought he swallowed his tongue, or was that before another game?

Edit: source confirms it http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/news/1998/07/15/ronaldo_hotel/
although it mentions 'brazil's 3-0 win' which damages its credibility

 

Nah its definitely true. i remember hearing all sorts of strange rumors, stuff like Nike made him play??? and all that. Obviously that hasn't been verified. I think it was more that Ronaldo chose to play. There really has to be something wrong for anyone to miss the World Cup Final.

 

There was something very wrong. After his meal, he suffered from severe convulsions, became unconscious, and thus, in the process feared for his life. That is why he says I gained another cup, my life..

 

I think I'm misinterpreted. What I mean is that, the rumors said Nike made Ronaldo play after he had the convulsions. Everybody knows that after something like this you should not play, even if you are physically fine you are mentally weak. I don't believe the NIke shhit....I think Ronaldo after the convulsions decided to play anyway.

 

You're probably right. Ronaldo went to the hospital when the Brazilian team was at the stadium practising. He was declared fit so he came to the stadium and was drafted into the team half-an-hour before the match in place of Edmundo. He was definitely not in the right physical/mental condition to play in the final of the WC.

 

yeah i guess Brazil thought that an unfit Ronaldo was better than another fit player of lesser quality. Hey wait a minute...we do that at Madrid too! (sorry i couldn't resist)

 

I went through a bunch of online news articles recently from 1998. What happened (or at least, what they say happened) was that he had a seizure.

It still really confuses me. Full of mystery indeed. Particularily with how he speaks of it to this day.


There is one article if anyone is curious.

R Carlos says Ronaldo was crying late into the night over the pressure? And that they called the doctor because he seemed to be getting quite sick. Yet other accounts (such as Ronaldo) say that he was sleeping, and the convulsions started when he was sleeping.

Apparently, the Brazilian team woke in the middle of the night to shouts in the hotel of "he's dead!"

And some British neurologist said that it would be highly unlikely for anyone to be able to perform optimally (sport) hours after their first seizure.

 

I know it sounds a bit weird but... Maybe he was not destined to play in that final. Maybe if he played he would have broken his leg... Who knows. He won the 2002 WC so I don't think that he has a lot of regrets for the missed final...

 

What are you saying? He played in the final, but was not noticed. Also, I remember that in that final he had a concussion with Bartez early in the match.